I was grandfathered in from the Google Play Music days. I enjoyed being able to upload my CDs to my library. still locked in at $8 a month. no YouTube ads and no music ads.
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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I wonder why would someone raise the price of product no one buys
I pay for YouTube music (formerly google play music). It includes this lol.
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This feels like they are trying to recover revenue lost from the NFL Sunday Ticket deal they made.
Don't these companies realise they'd have far more subscribers if they weren't so fucking greedy... Newpipe & Libretube ftw👍🏼
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I was grandfathered into their oldest pricing model back when Google Play Music was at its peak, and now they're hiking my price too. I'll be glad to see the subscription go, but I need a better music streaming platform that's 10 dollars or less
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I started several years ago with the YouTube Premium family plan. It gave me:
- YouTube Originals
- YouTube Music
- No ads
- Background playing
My kids are fine with it. It saves me and them a Spotify subscription. Having YouTube Originals disappear somewhat, lessened the value for me. Once the kids are not under my roof anymore, I'll have to rethink this subscription plan. But that will be in eight years, or so. In that time so much will change, it's not even worth thinking about it.
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Huh. I wonder if they will increase the grandfathered price I've been paying as a Play Music early adopter. Hope not, because at $7.99 it still feels like a pretty good deal.
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And I'm pretty sure their youtube premium ads are going to be more annoying.